Submitted on Friday 24th June 2016
Rejected on Tuesday 5th July 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Reexamine minimum factual standards for official political campaign material.
During the 2016 EU referendum, both campaigns spread misinformation. There is no body in the UK to check the information on official campaign leaflets, which were distributed with no qualifying factors. We have a democratic responsibility to prevent others being misinformed to gain their vote.
In 1998, the Neill Committee recommended political parties should establish a code of best practice in partnership with the advertising industry. In 2003, the Electoral Commission concluded the Advertising Standards Authority should not be responsible for regulating election advertising, but the Commission did not establish a separate Code. This remains the case today.
The Electoral Commission: Guidance for candidates and agents Part 4 of 6 – The campaign
ASA Political Advertising 21 July 2014
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